Analysis of shrinkage in human fetal diaphyseal lengths from fresh to dry bone using Petersohn and Kohler's data

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 423-426

  Huxley, Angie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphyseal lengths; Diaphyseal shrinkage; Forensic anthropology; Forensic fetal osteology; Forensic science; Ossification; Petersohn and Kohler

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIAPHYSIS; FETUS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031921058     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16161j     Document Type: Article

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